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Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations

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A split appeals court panel is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison. The Friday decision comes after planes carrying Venezuelan migrants landed at the prison even after U.S District Judge James E.

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  1. New York Post

    Judge who tried to hold Trump admin in contempt over migrant flights gets slapped down on appeal (opens New York Post)

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    A panel of federal judges handed President Trump a major victory Friday, overturning a ruling that threatened to hold the administration in contempt over migrant flights to El Salvador earlier this year.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Appeals court tosses judge's contempt finding against Trump administration in prison deportations (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A split appeals court panel is tossing out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison. The Friday decision comes after planes carrying Venezuelan migrants landed at the prison even after U.S District Judge James E.

  3. The Columbian

    Contempt ruling against Trump team is tossed (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — A split appeals court panel tossed out a judge’s contempt finding against President Donald Trump’s administration Friday in a case over deportations to an El Salvador prison.

  4. The Guardian

    US court tosses judge’s contempt order over Trump’s El Salvador deportations (opens The Guardian)

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    Decision from divided three-judge panel vacates a district judge’s finding of contempt against Trump administration

  5. Townhall

    This Judge Tried to Hold Trump in Contempt. The Appeals Court Just Said, 'Nah' (opens Townhall)

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    DC Appeals Court reverses contempt ruling against Trump regarding Venezuelan deportations.

  6. UPI

    Appeals court dismisses contempt order against Trump admin. officials (opens UPI)

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    A federal appeals court ruled Friday dismissed a lower court's order that Trump administration officials could be held in contempt for efforts related to deporting hundreds of Venezuelans.

  7. NBC News

    Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations (opens NBC News)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal judge abused his authority in pursuing contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials for removing alleged Venezuelan gang members from the United States in violation of a court order, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday

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